Assembling mechanism of typographical composing-machines.



H. DEGENER. ASSEMBLING MECHANISM OF TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED OGT. 3, 1911.

Patented Deal 22, 1914.

- thereon to supportthe matricesat different but may have any number.

length of LINOIYPE COMPANY, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ASSEMBLING MECHANISM OF TYPOGRAPHICAL CQMPGSING-MACHINES. I

Application filed October 3, 1911.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HEI RICH Dnonnnn, a subject of the German Emperor, residing atQG Hollmannstrasse, Berlin, in the Ger- I man Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in the Assembling Mechanism of Typographical Composing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. i

l The present invention consists of improvements in the assembling mechanismof typographical machines for composing mixe matter, 71. 6., matter in more than one face, and more particularly in the mechanism described in U. S. patent to Philip T. Dodge,

l'\ o. M7633, October 8th 1895, a mechanism assembler box to receive characterized by an and having fixed rails the composed line,

heights according toface; a guide down which the matrices slide successively; means.

positioned before the assembler box for adjusting the matrices successively in respect of face before they reach the entrance mouth of the said box; and a star wheel to push the matrices successively through the said mouth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as part of this specification and read therewith, Figures 1 and 2 are sectional front elevations of one constructional form of the invention-applied to anassembler box having two fixed supporting rails and show a assembled on the upper andlower rail respectively. Figs. 3 and tare similar elevations of a second constructional form applied to the same assembler box and respec- 1 tively show the same assemblings.

1 is the assembler'box; 2, its upper fixed rail; 3, its lower fixed rail; 4,.the guide down which the matrices 6 slide; 7 the axle of the star wheel; each matrix being supposed to have its character in only two faces. These parts are substantially as in the Patent 547638 above mentioned. The star wheel hitherto used is replaced by a rotating matrix pusher 9 as shown in Figs. 1- and 2, or 9 as shown in Figs. 8 and 4, which is shown as having two equal and radial arms, The radial an arm is such that the circle which it describes touches (as shown in Figs. 1 to 4) the plane of the entrance mouth of the assembler box 1. The direc- Specification of Iiettersratent.

two-face matrix being.

I Patented. Dec. 22 1914.

Serial No. ass-nae.

tion of this pushers rotation is the same as that of the known star wheel. 10 is a recess or seating in the following edge 11 of an arm close to the tip 12 of it. It-rece-ives the foot of the matrix being assembled, as the latter slides down the guide 4,'(as shown in full line in Fig. 1 and, as the seating 10 moves from under the said foot, the-matrix drops (as shown in dotted line in the same figure) upon the matrix support nextv described, whereupon tion of rotation) leading edge 13 comes up to the said matrix, engages the latter and the next the direcpushes it throughthe said entrance mouth.

leading edge 13 as being The figures show a this edge will rectilinear, and when it is so, engage over the greater portion of the length of the matrix at a greater or less angle, according as to whether this edge 13 is parallel with a diameter of the pusher (Figs. 5' and 4:),01 at an angle therewith (Figs. 1 and 2). --The parallelism of an edge 13 with a widens the respective tip 12in an arcual sense, thereby enabling it to act as a stop in the path of the next'matrix sliding down the guide 4, asshown in. Fig. 1, until the preceding matrix is in the assembler box 1 or the respectlve seating 10 is readyto receive the foot of the said next matrix.

sists of a fixed surface 1 1 practically flush with the lower rail 3 and a horizontal slide 15 sliding upon a suitable guide such as a slot and set-screw device 16. 17 is the operative surface of this guide, and each of these diameter ,of the pusher The improved face adjusting means consurfaces 14 and 17 acts as a. support for the.

matrix as soon as it has dropped from the pusher 9. The vertical distance separating the two surfaces 14: and 17 is equal to that which separates the two faces on a matrix, center to center.- surface 17 'is shown, but there may be as many slides (and also rails 2) as there are faces on a matrix beyond unity. It isto be noted that the slide '15 is not an automatic one worked by any member of either the assembling mechanism or the composing mechanism of the machlne, but is a manual one to be worked by a special act of the operator independent of his depression of a finger key on the keyboard of the machine. It is worked as. follows: If the copy calls for the top face, the slide 15, is drawn away from the over the support 14. If the copy Only one slide 15 with its V '30 machine for mixed 60 machine for mixed the bottom face the slide is pushed pportr l'i stands over the supoalls for I untiliritsrsu port 14:.

' So far the description has related to a form of mechanism to be employed in onnection with matrices having two charac te'rsf In the event that matrices with more than two characters are to be employed, the number of supporting ledges in the assem- 1 bler andof slides to register therewith could, of course, be correspondingly varied in the manner familiar to those skilled in the art;

Having described my invention, I declare at what I claim Letters Patent is:

1. In an assembling mechanism of the type stated for a typographical composing machine for mixed matter, the combination of a rotating matrix pusher with face-ad justing means onto which the matrices are delivered by the pusher within its path of rotation, the said pusher being formed with a projectin portion and an adjacent seat to n 1 receive and temporarily retain a matrix gusting until it is delivered to the face-ad means.

. 2. In an assembling mechanism of the type stated for a typographical composing matter, the combination of the assembler box, a rotating matrix pusher, and face-adjusting means onto which the matrices are delivered by the pusher within its path of rotation, the said pusher being formed with a projecting portion and an adjacent se porarily retain a matrix until it is delivered to the face-adjusting means, and also with a leading edge to push the preceding matrix 40 into the assembler box.

3. In an assembling mechanism of the type stated for a typographical composing machine for mixed matter the combination with the assembler box provided with a bottom matrix-supporting rail and a top ma trix-supporting rail, of a device for adjusting the height at which each matrix shall enter the said box, consisting of a stationary support before the entrance mouth of the said box and: on a level with its bottom ma;

trix-supporting rail and a manually operated slide likewise before the said entrance mouth and on a level with the top matrixsupporting rail and adapted to either allow the matrix being assembled to drop on to the stationary support or to be moved up to the said top rail.

. 4. In an assembling mechanism of the type stated for a typographical composing matter, the combinat on with the assembler box provided with a bot tom matrix-supporting rail and a top ma. trix-supporting rail, of a device for adjusting the height at which each matrix shall enter the said box, consisting of a stationand desire to secure by at to receive and tembeyond the extremity o ary support before the entrance mouth the said box and on, a level with its bottom supporting-rail and a slide likewise before the said entrance mouth and on a level respectively with the upper matrix-support- '5:- ing rails and adapted to allow the matrix being assembled to drop on to thestationary support or to be moved up to. the respective upper matrix-supporting rail;

5. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of the assembler provided with means to receive and support the matrices'at upper and lower levels, with an independent exterior device to guide the matrices thereto at the upper level, and movable horizontally away from the assembler to permit the matrices to pass thereby to the lower level.

6. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of'theassembler provided with means to receive and support the matrices at upper and lower levels, with an ex-- terior guiding device to register with the upper supporting means and movable horizontally toward and from the assembler so as to effect the. delivery of the matrices thereto 'at the upper or lower level as desired.

7. In a typographical composing machine comprising assembling mechanism, the combination of the assembler provided with means to receive and support the matrices at. upper and lower levels, with an independent horizontally movable exterior guiding device to register with the upper supporting means, and a stationary element to register with the lower supporting means, whereby the adjustment of the guiding device eifects the delivery of the matrices at the upper or lower level as desired.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination with the assembler, of a support having an elongated surface upon which the matrices may rest temporarily outside of the assembler, and a rotating device of such form as to push the individual matrices off the support into the assembler.

9. In a typographical machine, the combinationwith the assembler, of a support having an elongated surface upon which the matrices may rest temporarily outside of the assembler, and a rotating device to engage the matrices while on the support and having its path of rotation extending to or f the support so as erefrom into the as 120 to push the matrices th sembler.

10. In a typographical machine, the com-- bination with the assembler, of a support having an elongated surface upon which the matrices may rest temporarily outside of the assembler, and a rotating device of such form as to push the matrices off the support into the assembler, said device being formed to prevent the delivery of a second matrix to the support until the first matrix has been pushed therefrom.

11. In a typographical machine, the combination with the assembler, means for supporting the matrices temporarily outside of the assembler, Ind a rotating device to deliver the matri-es to the outside supporting means, the said dev ce comprising radial arms, each formed with a recess to receive and temporarily hold a matrix'until it is delivered to the supporting means.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination with the assembler, of a support having an elongated surface upon which the matrices may rest temporarily outside of the assembler, and a rotating device to en gage the matrices while on the support and comprisinga plurality of radial arms, each of such length as to adapt it to push the, matrices from the support into the assembler.

' 1 3. In a typo raphical machine, the combination with t e assembler, of a support having an elongated surface upon which the the assembler, and a rotating matrices may rest temporarily outside of means to support the matrix temporarily 1n the path of rotation of the pusher, the said pusher com risin a plurality of radial arms, each orme with a recess to receive and hold a falling matrix and deliver it to the supporting means.

' In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

I HEINRICH DEGENER. Witnesses:

WOLDEMAR HAUPT HARRY L. WILSON.

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